Manchin Demands Fossil Fuels Be Included In Biden’s Clean Energy Plan
Sen. Joe Manchin(D-West Virginia), a centrist and the chairman of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has demanded natural gas be included in President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan. “It has to be,” Manchin told reporters Thursday. “I am all for all of the above. I am all for clean energy, but I am also for producing the amount of energy that we need to make sure that we have reliability.” Manchin also reaffirmed his stance on his opposition to funding low-interest loans to public companies. “I am just not for giving public companies who have shareholders, public dollars, free...